Chinese Birth Chart Calculator
Enter your birth date and time to generate your Chinese birth chart. Discover your Day Master, Five Elements balance, and one of 40 personality archetypes.
What is a Chinese birth chart?
A Chinese birth chart — formally known as BaZi (八字) or the Four Pillars of Destiny (四柱命理) — is a personality and destiny analysis system that has been used in China for over 2,000 years. Unlike Western astrology, which maps planetary positions, the Chinese birth chart uses the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and the interactions between Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches to create a detailed profile of your personality, strengths, and natural tendencies.
Your chart is calculated from four data points: your birth year, month, day, and hour. Each produces a “pillar” — giving you Four Pillars, each with a Heavenly Stem and Earthly Branch. The Day Pillar's Heavenly Stem is your Day Master — the single element that represents your core identity.
What this calculator shows
- •Your Four Pillars (Year, Month, Day, Hour)
- •Your Day Master element and polarity (Yang/Yin)
- •Your Five Elements balance and distribution
- •Your dominant Ten Gods life pattern
- •Your Elemental Fate archetype — one of 40 unique personality profiles
Frequently asked questions
What is a Chinese birth chart?
A Chinese birth chart, also called BaZi or Four Pillars of Destiny, is a chart calculated from your birth year, month, day, and hour using the Chinese calendar. It maps the Five Elements — Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water — present at your moment of birth to reveal personality traits, strengths, and life tendencies.
How is a Chinese birth chart different from a horoscope?
A horoscope uses planetary positions in the Western zodiac. A Chinese birth chart uses the Five Elements and Heavenly Stems/Earthly Branches from the Chinese calendar. They are completely different systems with different origins and calculation methods.
Is a Chinese birth chart the same as BaZi?
Yes. BaZi (八字, meaning 'eight characters') is the traditional Chinese name for the Four Pillars of Destiny birth chart system. 'Chinese birth chart' is the common English term for the same system.
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